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Amid the WestAsian crisis, nearly 50% of all US crude exports (~2.7M bpd) are heading straight to Europe in April/May '26. Catch: Up to 25% comes from the US emergency reserve (SPR) – econ. sustainable for only 2–4 more months. #Oil #Brent #Markets #Energy
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Financial Impact: Ras Laffan strikes. Damage to Pearl GTL & LNG trains hit: • Shell (UK): 100% CAPEX of Pearl GTL; production loss ~$15M/day. • US (Exxon): ~13% of total daily revenue loss (~$7M). • QatarEnergy: daily total loss ~$30M. 17% "Qatar" output affected
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Real Damage for Qatar is "just" ~50%
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🔴 #Breaking: The Yemeni government has imposed restrictions on air traffic from the two emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
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#Iraq has increased its refining capacity to 1.3 million barrels per day (mmbl/d), more than the yearly capacity of #France, while it loads 20k tons of LPG in its new Basra gas terminal. The country is moving closer to its target of reaching 1.65 mmbl/d. egyptoil-gas.com/news/iraq-i…
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#Haifa Bazan Refinery shuts down after it got attacked from #Iranian Ballistic Missile attack at the weekend. #Iran #Israel
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It seems that the #Google algorithm prefers Indian sources when it comes to the short answer option. #IndiaPakistanWar
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The loss of Rafales is a ‘deep embarrassment’ for India that was relying on the French jets to face off with rival Pakistan 🔗 trt.world/c9yn
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🚨As reports indicate #Pakistan shoot 5 #IndianAirForce jets (3× #DassaultAviation #Rafale, 1× Su-30, 1× MiG21). Lesson: Domestic defense (#JF17) = economic resilience. ✅ Saves $ (Rafale: ~$125M/unit) ✅ Fuels local jobs & tech ✅ Expands export markets #IndiaPakistanWar
🇵🇰 The spokesperson of Pakistan’s Armed Forces confirmed that three Rafale jets, one Su-30MKI, and one MiG-29 were destroyed during India’s attack on Pakistan last night.
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The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that artificial intelligence (AI) will become an official subject across public schools in the UAE, from kindergarten to Grade 12, starting in the 2025–2026 academic year. The UAE also becomes one of the first countries to formally integrate AI into its national education system. #UAE #AI #Education
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US President Trump is set to visit Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar as early as May to seal more than $1tn in investment deals, marking his first foreign trip of his second term. #USGulfRelations #Trump #UAE #Saudi #Qatar gulfbusiness.com/trump-saudi…
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According to the 2025 #Safety Index by Numbeo, #Lebanon ranked 78th with a safety index of 53.2. This is higher than the U.K., which ranked 87th with a score of 51.7, and the U.S., which ranked 89th with a score of 50.8. #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #Safety
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#WhiteHouse announced 1400bn USD investment by #UAE in #USA over the next 10 years.
-@thewhitehouse_u announced that the UAE has pledged a $1.4 trillion investment framework in the U.S. over the next 10 years. This commitment follows the visit of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, the Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and UAE National Security Adviser, to the U.S. Read more: economymiddleeast.com/news/u… #UAE #UnitedStates #AI #Investment
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Following the #tiktokban, President #DonaldTrump restored the service in the US hours before his official inauguration.
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20-year #StrategicCooperation Agreement between #Russia and #Iran has been signed in Moscow.
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BREAKING: Hamas tells Al Jazeera it has approved a ceasefire proposal and captives deal through mediators in Qatar and Egypt. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/9ajt23
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President of the International Court of Justice (#ICJ), #NawafSalam, will be #Lebanon’s next Prime Minister.
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Egypt's economy is projected to grow between 3.5% and 4.5% in 2025, driven by reforms to boost investments and reduce inflation. In a recent report, the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) @EgyptCabinet said that the International Monetary Fund @IMFNews expects the Egyptian economy to grow 4% in 2025 compared to an expected growth of 2.7% in 2024. Read more: economymiddleeast.com/news/e… #Egypt #inflation #growth
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